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Mother celebrates baby's successful spina bifida surgery in the womb
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A baby underwent surgery in the womb for spina bifida, and since being born six weeks ago, the child is healthy and developing well, according to a statement from the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for Children in London.
Helena, a mother in the U.K., learned her developing baby had spina bifida during her 20th week of pregnancy, according to the statement. "It was a very large lesion on her back and half of her spine was exposed," Helena told BBC News. "They said that it was likely she will be paralyzed, incontinent and will need a shunt to drain the fluid from her brain later on."More Related News